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PM praises initiative by Border Roads Organisation Project Dantak to commemorate 64th Raising Day
The Prime Minister has praised the initiative by Border Roads Organisation Project Dantak to commemorate 64th Raising Day.
Retweeting a tweet by Border Roads Organisation about the organisation of the 10th mega edition of the Enduring Friendship Mountain bike challenge at Thimphu in Bhutan, the Prime Minister said:
“Praiseworthy initiative.”
Ministry of Communications
TEC, DoT conducts webinar on “Policy and Regulatory framework on Conformity Assessment for Telecom products: Global Best Practices and Priorities”
Telecom services shall be affordable to the bottom of the pyramid: Shri K. Rajaraman, Secretary 
Testing and certification ecosystem should be the integral part of manufacturing ecosystem: Shri K. Rajaraman, Secretary 
Telecom Engineering Centre , a National telecom standard setting organization under the aegis of Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications has conducted a webinar titled “Policy and Regulatory framework on Conformity Assessment for Telecom products: Global Best Practices and Priorities” here yesterday. This webinar is organised by TEC in collaboration with TIC Council  and witnessed the presence of senior policy makers from Department of Telecom, India, E.U & FCC  along with senior Industry representatives from the Telecom, Labs, sharing their experience, global trends, and best practices towards ensuring Quality and safety of Telecom products in India. During session, Mr Luis , Policy officer from EU and Mr George from FCC, USA shared global best practices and Mr Prasanth DDG , TEC and Mr Zutshi TIC Council have presented India specific regulatory framework.
The event was graced by Shri K.Rajaraman, Secretary , Government of India as chief guest and Shri Ashok Kumar Mittal, Member , DoT, Smt. Deepa Tyagi, Sr. DDG  and Shri Sh. Suresh Sugavanam, Chairman TICC, India. This event was witnessed by participants from across the globe and it is moderated by Dr Aparna ED, TICC.
Shri K.Rajaraman, Secretary  in his keynote address mentioned that the country is investing heavily in public and private partnership model to increase the penetration in mobile and broadband sector in urban and rural area. He also stressed that the telecom services shall be affordable to the bottom of the pyramid. He mentioned that testing and certification ecosystem should be the integral part of manufacturing ecosystem to become manufacturing hub. He also mentioned that very robust capacity of testing facilities, skills set is required to meet the requirement of manufacturing hub. He also urged the industry to explore the innovative idea of lab equipment lying in various part of the country to use as a service model like OLA/UBER type platform based model in testing.
Shri Ashok Kumar Mittal, Member , DoT in his opening address mentioned that it is matter of pleasure that TEC has come up to organise internationally collaborative knowledge sharing webinar on the regulatory practices. He also appreciated the endeavours of TEC encouraged to do such discourses as many as possible.
Smt Deepa Tyagi Sr DDG, TEC has emphasised the importance of global collaboration and bringing global best practices so that India would become global test bed for ICT products.
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Election Commission
Bye-elections to the Legislative Council of Karnataka and Maharashtra by the Members of Legislative Assembly .
The Election Commission of India  has announced the bye-election schedule to be held to fill three casual vacancies in the Karnataka Legislative Council and one casual vacancy in the Legislative Council of Maharashtra by the Members of Legislative Assembly. The details of the vacancies are as follow:
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KARNATAKA
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Name of Member
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Cause of vacancy
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Term Upto
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K.S. Eshwarappa
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Resignation as they got elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on 16.05.2018
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30.06.2020
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Dr. G. Parameshwara
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30.06.2020
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V. Somanna
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14.06.2022
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MAHARASHTRA
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Pandurang Pundlik Fundkar
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Death on 31.05.2018
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24.04.2020
2. The Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to the Legislative Councils of Karnataka and that of Maharashtra by the Members of the respective Legislative Assembly to fill the above mentioned vacancies in accordance with the following programme: -
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S.No.
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Subject of Programme
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Dates and Days
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-
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Issue of Notifications
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14th September, 2018 
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Last Date of making nominations
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22nd September, 2018 
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Scrutiny of nominations
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24th September, 2018 
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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26th September, 2018 
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Date of Poll
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3rd October, 2018 
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Hours of Poll
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9.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M.
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Counting of Votes
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3rd October, 2018  at 5.00 P.M.
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Date before which election shall be completed
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6th October, 2018 

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Ministry of Finance
DGGI Gurugram arrests one person for fraudulently availing ITC of more than 160 crore through a network of 10 fake firms
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence  Gurugram Zonal Unit , Haryana has detected a case wherein total ITC of more than Rs 160 crore has been utilized and passed on by network of nonexistent & fake firms in tandem with various existing entities / merchants / wholesalers.
Based on intelligence which was analyzed & acted upon by the Gurugram Zonal Unit, it emerged that a merchant, who is an importer and wholesale trader of dry fruits has availed IGST Input Tax Credit on imports, but has further issued duty paid invoices to various non-existent firms, whereas the goods  were sold in the open market to various retailers. Quiet a few of the firms, to whom invoices were issued were found to be non-existent / fake , who further issued goodless invoices to fraudulently pass on ITC without supply of any goods. The merchant has rendered itself to liable under Section 122   of the CGST Act, 2017, etc., as a Consequence of which the merchant has deposited Rs. 5 crore till date, additional recovery in this matter is expected.
In all, 10 such fake firms busted so far in the investigation, have fraudulently availed & passed on Input Tax Credit  in excess of Rs. 160 crore, bases on inwards from the merchant, and from other fake/cancelled sources, which is under further investigation. Controller of one such firm to whom duty paid invoices were issued without supply of actual goods by the merchant, prima facie passed on fraudulent ITC of Rs. 26.3 crore, was identified as Sh. Pawan Kumar Sharma. It emerged through investigation that Sh. Pawan Kumar Sharma is also proprietor of another firm M/s Pawan Traders also involved in passing on fraudulent Input Tax Credit .
Accordingly, Shri Pawan Kumar Sharma was arrested on 13.05.2022 under the provisions of Section 69 of CGST Act, 2017 read with clause   of subsection  of section 132 of CGST Act, 2017 and produced before CMM, Patiala House Court on 13.05.2022, who ordered judicial custody for 14 days.
Further investigations in the matter is under progress.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
PLI scheme for Bulk Drugs
In total 239 applications have been received for the 36 products spread across the 4 Target Segments for the PLI schemes for Bulk Drugs from all over the country in two rounds of applications. Out of these, 49 applications have been approved by the Government till date.
The Government promoted the Scheme by holding meetings with the Industry associations, manufacturers & investors. It also held interactions with number of state governments as well as foreign embassies. The Guidelines of the Scheme were also uploaded on the Department’s website for wider dissemination. The Scheme was also promoted through print and electronic media as well as social media handles.
The selected 49 applications are from 33 companies, Out of these 33 companies, 13 are Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises  besides some newly incorporated entities. The scheme provides for minimum domestic value addition to be achieved by each approved applicant. Thus, these large number of projects approved under the Scheme will also accelerate domestic procurement, which will further strengthen the eco system and marketplace for MSME sector.
The information was given by the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Bhagwanth Khuba in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
To make Goa ‘Self-Sufficient’ in Agriculture sector, State Government announces to develop ‘Brand Goa’ of Local Products
Chief Minister - Goa Conducts series of Meetings with Officials of ICAR - CCARI
Implementing all Central Government schemes, the Government will achieve the target of doubling the farmer’s income in Goa by 2022
‘Integrated Farming’ will attract more youth towards agriculture- Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant
Panaji, December 2, 2020
Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today announced the roadmap to make Goa Self-sufficient in the Agriculture and allied sectors. Dr Sawant said that State government departments will work in coordination with the ICAR-CCARI and other central government institutions. The Chief Minister was speaking at a press conference held today at ICAR-CCARI, Old Goa. Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister Chandrakant Kavalekar, ICAR-CCARI Director Dr Eknath Chakurkar were also present on this occasion.
Chief Minister conducted a series of meetings with ICAR-CCARI and officials of State Government to prepare a roadmap for execution of strategies for improving production, productivity, value chain, mechanisation in agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries sector of Goa State. The proposed action plan for Goa state includes mainly productivity improvement in major crops like paddy, cashew and coconut, diversification in agriculture, creation of integrated farming system models, mechanisation, value addition and policy reforms in the agriculture sector.
The objective of these meetings is to make Goa self-sufficient, create a brand of ‘Goa’ on the global platform. By implementing all Central Government schemes, the Government will achieve the target of doubling the farmer’s income by 2022, he said.
To create a ‘Goan Brand’ of local products, the government has planned to set up clusters of Organic Farming and start 12 Farmer Producer Organizations state-wide, informed the Chief Minister. Micro Irrigation Scheme will be developed under PM-Kisan Yojana. ‘Integrated Farming’ will double the income of farmers. This will attract more youth towards agriculture and allied sectors, said Dr Pramod Sawant.
The first state level coordination committee meeting for doubling the farmer’s income by 2022 was conducted on March 23, 2017 at ICAR-CCARI, Goa. It is estimated in the 70the round of NSSO that the average income of farmers in Goa is Rs. 91,098 of which Rs. 16,893 is through farming, 15,097 is through is dairying, Rs. 12,243 through non-farm activities and 46,865 through wage labour and salary.
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Department of Space
New Company for Commercial Exploitation of Research and Development
New Space India Limited , has been incorporated on 06th March 2019, as a wholly owned Government of India Undertaking/Central Public Sector Enterprise , under the administrative control of Department of Space  to commercially exploit the research and development work of Indian Space Research Organisation  Centres and constituent units of DOS.
NSIL functions involve viz.
 Small Satellite technology transfer to industry, wherein NSIL will obtain license from DOS/ISRO and sub-license it to industries;
 Manufacture of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle  in collaboration with
Private Sector;
 Productionisation of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle  through Indian Industry;
 Productionisation and marketing of Space based products and services, including launch and application;
 Transfer of technology developed by ISRO Centres and constituent units of DOS;
Marketing spin-off technologies and products/services, both in India and abroad; and
 any other subject which Government of India deems fit.
The above mentioned mandate for NSIL would enable Indian Industries to scale up high-technology manufacturing and production base for meeting the growing needs of Indian space programme and would further spur the growth of Indian Industries in the space sector.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
ARMY CHIEF VISITS DIMAPUR TO REVIEW OPERATIONAL PREPAREDNESS OF FORMATIONS
General ManojPande, Chief of the Army Staff  visited HQ 3 Corps at Rangapahar Military Station, Dimapur on 19 August 2022. During the visit, he was accompanied by Lieutenant General RP Kalita, GOC-in–C Eastern Command.
The COAS was briefed by GOC, 3 Corps, IGAR  and IGAR  on border management and hinterland operations to maintain peace and tranquillity in the region. Expressing satisfaction over the robust deployment posture and operational synergy, the Army Chief commended all ranks of the formation for their stellar contribution to improving the security situation of NE states and Nation building. Emphasising the need to keep abreast with emerging challenges, the COAS also commended all agencies for the synergy between them in maintaining peace in the region.
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Ministry of Defence
Defence Ministry delegates capital procurement powers to Armed Forces
Considering the security environment due to prevailing situation along the Northern Borders and the need to strengthen the Armed Forces for the Defence of our borders, a Special Meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council was convened on 15th July 2020 under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh.
The DAC delegated the powers for progressing urgent Capital Acquisition Cases upto Rs 300 crores to the Armed Forces to meet their emergent operational requirements. This will shrink the procurement timelines and ensure placement of orders within six months and commencement of deliveries within one year.
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Special Service and Features
Financial Assistance for education to the children of Beedi / Lime Stone & Dolomite Mines / Cine workers for the year 2021-2022 : Online applications invited
Online applications are invited for grant of Financial Assistance for education to the children of Beedi / Lime Stone & Dolomite Mines / Cine workers for the year 2021-2022, studying in Class I to Professional Degree ranging from Rs.250/- to Rs.15,000/- depending upon class, the student is studying / Course the student is pursuing.
1. Applications may be submitted through online in National Scholarship Portal: http://scholarships.gov.in for grant of financial assistance to Scholarship.
2. Every student must have individual Savings Bank Account in any Nationalized /Scheduled Bank having Core banking System  and National Electronic Fund Transfer  facilities.
3. Applicants with Aadhar card and Savings Bank Account linked with Aadhar number only will be considered for the grant of Financial Assistance.
4. Applicants must give consent online for use of Aadhar number for availing the benefits under the Scholarship Scheme.
5. Active contribution of the Head of Educational Institutions is requested to carry out this benevolent task. They are to register  their school / College in National Scholarship portal: http://scholarships.gov.in, view the guidelines, scrutinize the applications submitted by the students, approve it and submit it online through their registered id. Unless the Institution verifies the online application received in their login id and submits the application for the next level of verification, the application of the beneficiaries, cannot be further processed for granting of scholarship.
Last date for submission through online is 15/11/2021 for Pre-Matric applications and 30/11/2021 for Post-Matric applications. For further clarifications and assistance please contact:
Office of Welfare & Cess Commissioner  Labour Welfare Organisation,
Ground Floor, SIDCO Administrative Branch Office Building, Thiru.Vi.Ka. Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai - 600032
Email: scholarship201718tvl[at]gmail[dot]com
Contact No: 044-29530169
This is stated in a press release issued by Shri P.L.Rajendran., C.L.S, Welfare & Cess Commissioner , Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry.
Ministry of Defence
RECRUITMENT OF WOMEN IN NDA
Recruitment of female candidates in National Defence Academy commenced from the year 2022 . Year-wise recruitment is as follows:
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Entry
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Date
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Vacancies
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Joined
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NDA-148
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July 2022
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19
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19
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NDA- 149
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January 2023
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19
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19
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NDA-150
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July 2023
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19
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19
There are 57 women cadets who were recruited in National Defence Academy. State/UT-wise details are as under:
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S No
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State/UT
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No. of Candidates
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i
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Assam
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1
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ii
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Bihar
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1
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iii
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Chhattisgarh
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1
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iv
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Delhi
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3
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v
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Gujarat
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1
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vi
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Haryana
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19
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vii
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Himachal Pradesh
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2
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viii
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Jammu and Kashmir
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2
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ix
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Karnataka
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1
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x
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Kerala
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4 
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xi
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Madhya Pradesh
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1
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xii
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Maharashtra
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3
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xiii
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Punjab
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3
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xiv
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Rajasthan
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3
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xv
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Uttar Pradesh
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12
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Total
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57
Same facilities are provided to women recruits at par with male recruits in NDA. Facilities provided to cadets are:
· Common training.
· Common academic curriculum.
· Clothing and Equipment:
- Clothing as per gender.
- Equipment, books and stationery.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Ms Debasree Chaudhuri in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 384
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 168.40 crore
More than 50 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 168.40 Crore  today. More than 50 lakh  Vaccine Doseshave been administered till 7 pm today. More than 1.38 Crore Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries  for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10396902
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2nd Dose
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9890705
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Precaution Dose
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3557041
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18399332
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2nd Dose
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17291007
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Precaution Dose
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4392678
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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48258993
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2nd Dose
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3411019
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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543375381
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2nd Dose
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412230355
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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200719050
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2nd Dose
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173130114
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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125188217
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2nd Dose
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107868352
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Precaution Dose
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5932543
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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946337875
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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723821552
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Precaution Dose
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13882262
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Total
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1684041689
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 3rdFebruary, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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252
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|
2nd Dose
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4046
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Precaution Dose
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45376
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|
FLWs
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1st Dose
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|
658
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|
2nd Dose
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10318
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Precaution Dose
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117620
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|
Age Group 15-18 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
453972
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
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1211491
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|
Age Group 18-44 years
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|
1st Dose
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529540
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|
2nd Dose
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1637059
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
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|
1st Dose
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91274
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|
2nd Dose
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373101
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|
Over 60 years
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|
1st Dose
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64538
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|
2nd Dose
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225081
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Precaution Dose
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246830
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1140234
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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3461096
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Precaution Dose
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409826
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Total
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5011156
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Myth vs. Facts
Media reports claiming Shortage of Pneumococcal vaccine are False and Misleading
More than 70.18 lakh doses of PCV are available with States and UTs
Over 3.27 Cr PCV doses supplied by the Union Govt have been utilized by States/UTs in the period January 2022 to September 2022
A recent media report in a national daily has claimed shortage of Pneumococcal  vaccine across the country. It quotes State health officials  noting that tendering delay has led to the disruption in schedules of tens of thousands of children across the country for over a month.
The news report is ill-informed and provides erroneous information.
As per data available till 7th October 2022, sufficient doses of PCV Vaccine are available. A total of 70,18,817  doses of PCV are available with all States and UTs. This includes 3,01,794  doses of PCV with the State of Maharashtra.
Further, as per the HMIS data of Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, in the period January 2022 to September 2022, a total of 3,27,67,028  doses of PCV supplied by the Union Govt have been utilized by all the States and UTs. This includes 18,80,722  doses of PCV utilized in the State of Maharashtra.
The supplies against procurement of PCV for the year 2022-23 have also commenced to the States & UTs.
Pneumonia is one of the major causes of child mortality and Government of India has taken proactive steps to effectively address this problem.
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine  was introduced by Govt. of India in 2017 in a phased manner across the most affected five states of India viz., Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Thereafter, the PCV under the Universal Immunization Programme  has been expanded throughout the country.
The PCV is now an integral part of India’s Universal Immunization Programme  and is available free of cost to the entire birth cohort of 27.1 million. It is given in three dose schedule .